Product Communication Specialist (Fixed Term Contract) recruitment

This role will be based in Henley-on-Thames in our Head Office, but will require some travel to our London offices as well.

Key Responsibilities

• Respond to written requests, i.e. within Due Diligence, RFPs and RFIs, ensuring that all requests are fulfilled on time and to a high and consistent standard Additional involvement and oversight should include, with close coordination with the Investment Marketing team’s Product Managers, assigned asset class presentation slides and the writing of product-specific materials including factsheet commentaries and Manager’s Reports

• In addition to owning and updating RFP responses in our RFP software QA database, contribute to the development of the RFP activities through project work; review procedures to identify efficiencies that can be gained

• Together with Product Managers, ensure that all product information and output with respect to assigned asset classes is available in an integrated product directory in a uniform, clear, concise and accessible format

• Take ownership and responsibility for the completion of asset class and product descriptions within consultant databases

• Take responsibility for verifying standard investment team data, i.e. team headcount, leavers joiners, assets under management, etc.

• Provide comprehensive product support to all IP distribution and marketing channels

• Contribute strongly to any local or global sales support activities, as deemed appropriate

Skills experience

• It is essential that you have experience in investment/marketing communications within the financial services industry, in particular within a RFP capacity

• A good understanding of financial markets and the fund management industry and eagerness to learn more

• Strong general IT skills, especially in Word and Excel packages

• Understanding of IT investment packages such as Lipper, Datastream, Bloomberg and Micropal, would be helpful

• Degree or a similar qualification

• IMC or a similar securities industry qualification would be an advantage

• Strong written and oral communication skills

• Numeracy

• A proactive approach

• Time management and organisational skills

• The ability to work under pressure with a demanding workload to strict deadlines and to prioritise different tasks

• Sound marketing/sales instincts

• Accuracy and attention to detail

• Good interpersonal Skills, and the ability to work with people across different functions; team player